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plotaroute admin Wednesday 10 Jul 2019 09:56:42
Thanks for this feedback Stuart - that's useful. It's good to hear that you're finding the mobile site works well for you
With regards to OS maps, sadly Ordnance Survey won't allow us to use their maps together with Google maps, because of Google's Terms of Use grant Google various rights that Orandnace Survey is not happy with! The only way we could offer OS maps would be to stop using Google maps, which I don't think would not be acceptable to most of our Premium members. If this situation cbanges, we will certainly consider making them available if it is financially vaible, as lots of people have asked about this.
On the Garmin interface issue, we did used to have a means of downloading directly to Garmin device, but Garmin withdrew the interface tool that we were using due to browser security/stability issues. I don't think there's any other way to send routes directly but we'll have another look into this.
John
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Stuart Hall Tuesday 09 Jul 2019 13:15:24
My two-penneth:
I rarely use my phone for tracking my rides (Garmin all the way, here), so would only use plotaroute on my phone for ad-hoc / last minute route plotting, combined with gimporter/gexporter to push down to the device. I have to admit that I originally wondered why there wasn't a native app, but to be completely honest, the mobile site is so excellent for plotting routes that I wouldn't be remotely bothered if a mobile app never appeared. I have recommended several people to use plotaroute based almost entirely on the quite excellent mobile route plotting ability.
Personally, I'd much prefer to see OS mapping for route plotting (nothing quite beats it for tricky off-road mapping, which OSM isn't quite as strong at yet) and, even better, proper integration to allow routes to be pushed directly to Garmin from the website to avoid the nasty hacks needed today to get them down to the device. Today, the combination of ViewRanger (offline OS maps), plotaroute (online map plotting), Strava (occasional ad-hoc route tracking when walking) and Garmin (long-duration bike-based tracking) fit my navigation needs pretty well, albeit not very seamlessly.
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plotaroute admin Wednesday 20 Feb 2019 08:52:34
I think number 24 was the original feature request for a mobile app but then we created separate ones for navigation and recording of routes. Feature request 24 is more about replicating the mobile site as a native app rather than creating new functionality to record or navigate that doesn't exist now, so in that respect it probably isn't redundant.
John
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Colin Hoppe Tuesday 19 Feb 2019 19:49:24
Isn't this Feature Request rather similar to Request 26 (Develop a mobile app for route navigation (following a route using GPS enabled mobile devices) ?
- tracks downloaded onto the phone
- GPS guidance along a plotted track
- ideally using offline maps because internet access might not always be available
- ideally with voice guidance along the route
- ideally with visual guidance along a route ??
Does anyone use or want visual guidance with a phone ? In my experience, it's no good on a bicycle. I suspect a dedicated navigation device which fills the small screen with big graphics would be better ...
For walkers, perhaps detailed offline maps overlayed with progress along the track would work ...
If no-one needs to plot a new route on a phone without internet access, then this Feature Request (24) seems to be superfluous .... or am I wrong ? (I've never used the mobile site)
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plotaroute admin Monday 21 Jan 2019 09:13:59
Hi Michael - we don't currently have a mobile app but do have a mobile friendly version of the wesbite. Also, you can download routes from the site for use with other apps like the ones that Colin refered to - thanks Colin for sharing these tips.
John
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Colin Hoppe Saturday 19 Jan 2019 13:06:43
As this old thread has just been posted to again, I have re-read my post from 2016. In that, I said I used Track Navigator for audio navigation following routes plotted on Plotaroute.
I'd like to update that by saying that I've not used Track Navigator for 8 months because I now use Bike Tracker from PC Ability. It's much better, very flexible and provides performance information on route.
Note that these apps are only for Android and only for audio ie an earpiece, so you don't need to look at anything.
Bike Tracker does have a map showing current position. You'll need to be online to see the map, BUT the app is so good I've not needed a map since I started using it. If you miss a turn, it tells you how to get back on track.
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Michael van der Mout Friday 18 Jan 2019 15:36:48
Do you have an app for my iPhone
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plotaroute admin Tuesday 18 Apr 2017 10:35:06
Thanks for the feedback Tim - that is very helpful. Just so you are aware, you can indeed see your position on a route on the mobile website. When you view your route map on a mobile device there is a tracker icon in the bottom right corner of the map - touch this to activate the tracker and touch it again to deactivate it.
John
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Tim Blackwell Monday 17 Apr 2017 23:35:40
Just to echo Andy Owen's comments on this one I think.
Why do I need an app instead of the mobile site? Because it shows my route (selected from a list of my routes) on the map, and most importantly it shows where I am on the map while I'm out and about. My position is kept updated. As far as I'm aware the mobile site won't do that. I can (and do) download a gpx and upload it to a different app - conveniently one that stores map data offline, although most of the time I'm in town with a good signal so that isn't really an issue - but for many people downloading/uploading, worrying about formats and GPX types is a deal breaker.
I generally don't like mobile apps and would prefer to use my browser, but GPS is one aspect where I want to get full integrated use of my device hardware. So for me I would like an app which does the following:
1) Display list of routes (mine, or bookmarked, whatever).
2) Display selected route overlaid on map (google map, whatever).
3) Also display my position (and ideally track my position, zoom to my position, etc).
Just to be clear I have no requirement to edit/plot routes in an app. The website is excellent for that and that's why I use it, but the problem is when I then want to use my routes. I also have no desire for voice navigation while out running/cycling/whatever.
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Greater Roadrunner Friday 17 Mar 2017 00:29:10
There is one already and you can export your GPX files to Plotaroute! :) Does everything you want and offline! So its perfectly compatible with Plotaroute! Would this help?
http://osmand.net/
